Nonprofit Collaborations Can Be Beneficial but Tricky
Skip to content
Insight Unpacked Season 3: Can We Still Build a Green Economy? | Listen
A magazine of research and ideas from the
faculty of the Kellogg School of Management
Nonprofit Collaborations Can Be Beneficial but Tricky
itunes download
Teamwork Leadership Organizations Social Impact Dec 2, 2014

Nonprofit Collaborations Can Be Beneficial but Tricky

The complicated business of growing organizational mission.

Based on insights from

Donald Haider

Nicholas Pearce

Stacy Ratner

Listening: Nonprofit Collaborations - Beneficial but Tricky
download
0:00 Skip back button Play Skip forward button 11:16

Nonprofit organizations looking to improve their efficiency, increase their reach, or grow their mission are increasingly collaborating. From the occasional partnership to a complete merger, these partnerships offer many advantages. But as with collaborations in the for-profit world, they can be complicated.

In this month’s Insight in Person podcast, Open Books and Chicago Literacy Alliance founder Stacy Ratner joins Kellogg School faculty members Don Haider and Nicholas Pearce to discuss the ways nonprofits navigate the uncertainties of nonprofit consolidation. In our accompanying article, Ratner, Haider, and Pearce give tips for organizations thinking about joining forces.

LinkedIn Logo Share Chain Link Link Email Printer Print Republish
Most Popular This Week
  1. 5 Traits That Set the Best Leaders Apart
    A former CEO and current executive coach discusses the tendencies of these high performers, including sharing credit and ignoring shiny objects.
  2. Building Wealth for Your Kids? These 4 Habits Can Help Prevent Entitlement
    Too many advantages can become a disadvantage.
  3. A Key Ingredient for Making Teams Soar
    A study of pilots breaks down rapport into several components—and identifies which is most important for effective teamwork.
  4. To Spot AI Fakes, a Little Training Goes a Long Way
    A study of intelligence analysts shows that just 30 minutes of training can improve people’s ability to distinguish real images from fake ones.
  5. Want More Voices to Be Heard? Turn Up the Warmth
    A study of business-school classrooms shows that even subtle behavioral cues can help people feel more comfortable sharing their opinions and ideas.
  6. Does GameStop Signal the End of Short Selling as We Know It?
    A conversation with a prominent short seller about the possible consequences of a wild week on Wall Street.
  7. 5 Telltale Signs That a Photo Is AI-generated
    For one, scour for details that defy the laws of physics.
  8. Take 5: Let’s Get Ethical
    Kellogg faculty offer research-backed advice on how to foster an ethical work culture.
  9. Podcast: Electricity Was Supposed to Save Us. Will It Doom Us Instead?
    In the fifth—and final—episode of “Insight Unpacked: Can We Still Build a Green Economy?” we consider how AI and the human spirit could get us to net zero.
More in Teamwork
What Impact Investors Want from Companies with a Cause
About Us Faculty & Research Research Hub
2211 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208
insight@kellogg.northwestern.edu
LinkedIn LinkedIn Substack Substack Substack RSS
© Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern
University. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy.